[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 37 (Thursday, March 2, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H1531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 1336.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause I (the Spending Clause) of the 
     United States Constitution states that ``The Congress shall 
     have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and 
     Excises, to pay for Debts and provide for the common defense 
     and general welfare of the United States.